Provo-Orem, Utah Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Provo rose 0.4 percentage points in November 2020 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Utah rate. The unemployment rate in Provo peaked in April 2020 at 8.1% and is now 4.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Provo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| Utah | 4.3% | +0.2 | +1.9 |
| Provo | 3.9% | +0.4 | +1.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Provo, Utah, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Provo, Utah Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Provo peaked in April 2020 at 24,552. There are now 12,211 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,872 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,469. Provo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Provo, Utah) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provo | 12,341 | +1,183 | +5,156 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Provo, Utah Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Utah Unemployment Rate |
Provo Unemployment Rate |
Provo Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 3.6% | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 12,341 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 11,158 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 13,688 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 10,872 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 11,075 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 13,027 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 8.6% | 6.3% | 19,531 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 10.4% | 8.1% | 24,552 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 11,153 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 7,299 |
| January 2020 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 7,321 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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